nonconsensual

adjective

non·​con·​sen·​su·​al ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 

-shəl, 

-shü-əl

: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual

nonconsensual sex

nonconsensually adverb

… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …

—Carol Queen

Examples of nonconsensual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Grievous bodily harm, nonconsensual drugging, murder, yes…still, thank god there’s nothing unwholesome here, like say a man in a dress. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026

The law criminalizes nonconsensual, explicit images created by artificial intelligence, often known as deepfakes. —Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

And vaguely nonconsensual biometric-data collection, at least for now, seems to be a Wegmans thing. —Nora Deligter, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026

Nicola relayed a story to reporters about a Kansas City woman who was victimized by a person generating nonconsensual pornographic images. —Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonconsensual

• consensual

Legal Definition

nonconsensual

adjective

non·​con·​sen·​su·​al

ˌnän-kən-ˈsen-chə-wəl

: not involving consent : not consented to